Cavalcade of Stars

DuMont Television Network

...in which the main character’s face was never seen; The Johns Hopkins Science Review (1948–55), a Peabody Award-winning educational program; and Cavalcade of Stars (1949–52), on which comedian Jackie Gleason introduced the sketches that evolved into The Honeymooners series on CBS.

history of television in the U.S.

...lodged into a variety show. The Honeymooners (CBS, 1955–56), one of the most beloved sitcoms in TV history, began in 1951 as a sketch within Cavalcade of Stars (DuMont, 1949–52), and it then became a recurring segment of The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS, 1952–55; 1957–59; and...